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Australia vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in Australia, 1978-79
Venue:
The Gabba,
Brisbane
Date & Time:
Dec 01
-
Dec 06
,
10:00 AM
LOCAL
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England won by 7 wickets
Australia 1st Innings
116-10 (37.7 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
c Taylor b Old
7
30
0
0
23.33
Gary Cosier
run out
1
2
0
0
50.00
Peter Toohey
b Willis
1
12
0
0
8.33
Graham Yallop
c Gooch b Willis
7
40
0
0
17.50
Kim Hughes
c Taylor b Botham
4
24
0
0
16.67
Trevor Laughlin
c sub (JK Lever) b Willis
2
3
0
0
66.67
John Maclean
not out
33
83
2
0
39.76
Bruce Yardley
c Taylor b Willis
17
40
2
0
42.50
Rodney Hogg
c Taylor b Botham
36
67
5
0
53.73
Alan Hurst
c Taylor b Botham
0
4
0
0
0.00
Jim Higgs
b Old
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
7
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
116
(10 wkts, 37.7 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
2-1 (
G Cosier
, 0),
5-2 (
P Toohey
, 0),
14-3 (
G Wood
, 0),
22-4 (
G Yallop
, 0),
24-5 (
K Hughes
, 0),
26-6 (
T Laughlin
, 0),
53-7 (
B Yardley
, 0),
113-8 (
R Hogg
, 0),
113-9 (
A Hurst
, 0),
116-10 (
J Higgs
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
14
2
44
4
0
0
3.14
Chris Old
9.7
1
24
2
0
0
2.47
Sir Ian Botham
12
1
40
3
0
0
3.33
Graham Gooch
1
0
1
0
0
0
1.00
Phil Edmonds
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
England 1st Innings
286-10 (95.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Hughes b Hogg
13
67
1
0
19.40
Graham Gooch
c Laughlin b Hogg
2
13
0
0
15.38
Derek Randall
c Laughlin b Hurst
75
196
10
1
38.27
Bob Taylor
lbw b Hurst
20
115
0
0
17.39
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Hogg
6
13
1
0
46.15
David Gower
c Maclean b Hurst
44
90
5
0
48.89
Sir Ian Botham
c Maclean b Hogg
49
73
5
0
67.12
Geoff Miller
lbw b Hogg
27
70
1
0
38.57
Phil Edmonds
c Maclean b Hogg
1
9
0
0
11.11
Chris Old
not out
29
102
2
0
28.43
Bob Willis
c Maclean b Hurst
8
20
1
0
40.00
Extras
12
(b 7, lb 4, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
286
(10 wkts, 95.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
2-1 (
G Gooch
, 0),
38-2 (
G Boycott
, 0),
111-3 (
D Randall
, 0),
120-4 (
M Brearley
, 0),
120-5 (
B Taylor
, 0),
215-6 (
I Botham
, 0),
219-7 (
D Gower
, 0),
226-8 (
P Edmonds
, 0),
266-9 (
G Miller
, 0),
286-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Alan Hurst
27.4
6
93
4
0
0
3.39
Rodney Hogg
28
8
74
6
0
0
2.64
Trevor Laughlin
22
6
54
0
0
0
2.45
Bruce Yardley
7
1
34
0
0
0
4.86
Gary Cosier
5
1
10
0
0
0
2.00
Jim Higgs
6
2
9
0
0
0
1.50
Australia 2nd Innings
339-10 (116.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Wood
lbw b Old
19
50
1
0
38.00
Gary Cosier
b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Peter Toohey
lbw b Botham
1
9
0
0
11.11
Graham Yallop
c & b Willis
102
307
8
0
33.22
Kim Hughes
c Edmonds b Willis
129
411
8
2
31.39
Trevor Laughlin
lbw b Old
5
8
0
0
62.50
John Maclean
lbw b Miller
15
63
1
0
23.81
Bruce Yardley
c Brearley b Miller
16
70
1
0
22.86
Rodney Hogg
b Botham
16
35
1
0
45.71
Alan Hurst
b Botham
0
2
0
0
0.00
Jim Higgs
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Extras
36
(b 9, lb 5, w 0, nb 22, p 0)
Total
339
(10 wkts, 116.6 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
0-1 (
G Cosier
, 0),
2-2 (
P Toohey
, 0),
49-3 (
G Wood
, 0),
219-4 (
G Yallop
, 0),
228-5 (
T Laughlin
, 0),
261-6 (
J Maclean
, 0),
310-7 (
B Yardley
, 0),
339-8 (
R Hogg
, 0),
339-9 (
A Hurst
, 0),
339-10 (
K Hughes
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
27.6
3
69
3
0
0
2.50
Sir Ian Botham
26
5
95
3
0
0
3.65
Chris Old
17
1
60
2
0
0
3.53
Geoff Miller
34
12
52
2
0
0
1.53
Phil Edmonds
12
1
27
0
0
0
2.25
England 2nd Innings
170-3 (53.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
run out
16
82
0
0
19.51
Graham Gooch
c Yardley b Hogg
2
33
0
0
6.06
Derek Randall
not out
74
175
5
0
42.29
Mike Brearley
c Maclean b Yardley
13
51
1
0
25.49
David Gower
not out
48
90
4
0
53.33
Extras
17
(b 12, lb 3, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
170
(3 wkts, 53.5 Ov)
Did not Bat
Bob Taylor
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Geoff Miller
,
Phil Edmonds
,
Chris Old
,
Bob Willis
Fall of Wickets
16-1 (
G Gooch
, 0),
37-2 (
G Boycott
, 0),
74-3 (
M Brearley
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rodney Hogg
12.5
2
35
1
0
0
2.80
Alan Hurst
10
4
17
0
0
0
1.70
Bruce Yardley
13
1
41
1
0
0
3.15
Trevor Laughlin
3
0
6
0
0
0
2.00
Jim Higgs
12
1
43
0
0
0
3.58
Gary Cosier
3
0
11
0
0
0
3.67
Match Info
Match
AUS vs ENG, 1st Test, England in Australia, 1978-79
Date
-
Time
Venue
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires
Dick French, Max OConnell
Australia Squad
Playing
Graeme Wood
,
Gary Cosier
,
Peter Toohey
,
Graham Yallop (c)
,
Kim Hughes
,
Trevor Laughlin
,
John Maclean (wk)
,
Bruce Yardley
,
Rodney Hogg
,
Alan Hurst
,
Jim Higgs
Bench
Support Staff
England Squad
Playing
Sir Geoff Boycott
,
Graham Gooch
,
Derek Randall
,
Bob Taylor (wk)
,
Mike Brearley (c)
,
David Gower
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Geoff Miller
,
Phil Edmonds
,
Chris Old
,
Bob Willis
Bench
Support Staff
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